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Fontigens nickliniana (I. Lea, 1838)
1340174 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1340174)
accepted
Species
Amnicola attenuata Haldeman, 1842 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Bythinella obtusa (I. Lea, 1841) · unaccepted (invalid, a junior homomyn of...)
invalid, a junior homomyn of Paludina obtusa Troschel, 1837; Cincinnatia binneyana Hannibal, 1912 is a replacement name)
Cincinnatia binneyana Hannibal, 1912 · unaccepted (junior synonym; a substitute name...)
junior synonym; a substitute name for Paludina obtusa I. Lea, 1841
Paludestrina nickliniana (I. Lea, 1838) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Paludestrina nickliniana attenuata Haldeman, 1842 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Paludestrina nickliniana var. attenuata (Haldeman, 1842) · unaccepted (variety)
Paludina nickliniana I. Lea, 1838 · unaccepted (basionym)
Paludina obtusa I. Lea, 1841 · unaccepted (invalid, a junior homomyn of...)
invalid, a junior homomyn of Paludina obtusa Troschel, 1837; Cincinnatia binneyana Hannibal, 1912 is a replacement name
recent only
(of Paludina nickliniana I. Lea, 1838) Lea, I. (1838). Description of new freshwater and land shells. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society.</em> new ser., 6: 1-154, plates 1-24., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26881423
page(s): 92, pl. 33, fig. 109 [details]
page(s): 92, pl. 33, fig. 109 [details]
Note USA, Virginia, Bath County, a spring-fed...
Type locality USA, Virginia, Bath County, a spring-fed stream at Hot Springs [details]
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original description
(of Paludina nickliniana I. Lea, 1838) Lea, I. (1838). Description of new freshwater and land shells. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society.</em> new ser., 6: 1-154, plates 1-24., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26881423
page(s): 92, pl. 33, fig. 109 [details]
original description (of Paludina obtusa I. Lea, 1841) Lea, I. (1841). On fresh water and land shells (continuation) [fifty-seven new species]. <em>Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society.</em> 2(17): 30-34 [7 May 1841]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34521454
page(s): 34 [details]
original description (of Cincinnatia binneyana Hannibal, 1912) Hannibal, H. (1912). A synopsis of the recent and Tertiary freshwater Mollusca of the Californian province, based upon an ontogenetic classification. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 10(2): 112-166, pls 5-6; 10(3): 167-211, pls 7-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15237075
page(s): 191 [details]
original description (of Amnicola attenuata Haldeman, 1842) Haldeman, S. S. (1842). Description of five new species of American freshwater shells. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 8(2): 200-202., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24623198
page(s): 200 [details]
basis of record Johnson, P. D.; Bogan, A. E.; Brown, K. M.; Burkhead, N. M.; Cordeiro, J. R.; Garner, J. T.; Hartfield, P. D.; Lepitzki, D. A. W.; Mackie, G. L.; Tarpley, T. A.; Tiemann, J. S.; Whelan, N. V.; Strong, E. E. (2013). Conservation status of freshwater gastropods of Canada and the United States. <em>Fisheries.</em> 38(6): 247-282., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2013.785396 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Hubricht, L. (1976). The genus <i>Fontigens</i> from Appalachian caves (Hydrobiidae: Mesogastropoda). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 90(2): 86-88, fig. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8276450
page(s): 88 [details]
additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1950). New fountain snails from Florida. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 64(2): 37-39, pl. 3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524300
page(s): 38, pl. 3, fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 92, pl. 33, fig. 109 [details]
original description (of Paludina obtusa I. Lea, 1841) Lea, I. (1841). On fresh water and land shells (continuation) [fifty-seven new species]. <em>Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society.</em> 2(17): 30-34 [7 May 1841]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34521454
page(s): 34 [details]
original description (of Cincinnatia binneyana Hannibal, 1912) Hannibal, H. (1912). A synopsis of the recent and Tertiary freshwater Mollusca of the Californian province, based upon an ontogenetic classification. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 10(2): 112-166, pls 5-6; 10(3): 167-211, pls 7-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15237075
page(s): 191 [details]
original description (of Amnicola attenuata Haldeman, 1842) Haldeman, S. S. (1842). Description of five new species of American freshwater shells. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 8(2): 200-202., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24623198
page(s): 200 [details]
basis of record Johnson, P. D.; Bogan, A. E.; Brown, K. M.; Burkhead, N. M.; Cordeiro, J. R.; Garner, J. T.; Hartfield, P. D.; Lepitzki, D. A. W.; Mackie, G. L.; Tarpley, T. A.; Tiemann, J. S.; Whelan, N. V.; Strong, E. E. (2013). Conservation status of freshwater gastropods of Canada and the United States. <em>Fisheries.</em> 38(6): 247-282., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2013.785396 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Hubricht, L. (1976). The genus <i>Fontigens</i> from Appalachian caves (Hydrobiidae: Mesogastropoda). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 90(2): 86-88, fig. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8276450
page(s): 88 [details]
additional source Pilsbry, H. A. (1950). New fountain snails from Florida. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 64(2): 37-39, pl. 3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524300
page(s): 38, pl. 3, fig. 5 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality USA, Virginia, Bath County, a spring-fed stream at Hot Springs [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Watercress snail | [details] |
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntype of Amnicola attenuata. Haldeman, 1841. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1 (6): 78 - catalog no. 59472) (from synonym Amnicola attenuata Haldeman, 1842)
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntype of Paludina nickliniana. Lea, 1838. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (n.s.) 6: 92, pl. 23, fig. 109 - catalog no. 66110) (from synonym Paludina nickliniana I. Lea, 1838)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 074698)
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntype of Paludina nickliniana. Lea, 1838. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (n.s.) 6: 92, pl. 23, fig. 109 - catalog no. 66110) (from synonym Paludina nickliniana I. Lea, 1838)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 074698)
